Director of Admissions and Enrollment, Alpha - $250,000/year USD

Key Responsibilities

Design and deliver a trust-centered, selectively rigorous enrollment process that secures aligned families while safeguarding the operational and educational integrity of the Alpha framework.

Basic Requirements

• 3+ years providing premium, tailored service in contexts where service caliber directly shapes organizational reputation (education, upscale hospitality, executive coordination, exclusive memberships, or independently managed services).
• Proven ownership of a complete client, admissions, or enrollment lifecycle from initial interaction through final onboarding.
• Experience concurrently stewarding 20+ client, guest, or family accounts across distinct stages, supported by a methodical tracking and prioritization framework.
• Capacity to present specific instances of advisory decision-making, including occasions when you recommended against your offering due to poor fit.
• Professional correspondence experience engaging senior leadership, affluent clients, or discerning stakeholders.
• Willingness to reside in or relocate within 60 days to one of these regions: Marin County, CA; or Palo Alto, CA.
• Authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Background in selective independent school admissions or competitive program recruitment.
• Experience in premium hospitality, VIP client services, or executive-level administrative functions.
• Track record developing or enhancing enrollment workflows, standard operating procedures, or service protocols.
• Proficiency leveraging data and CRM analytics to elevate conversion alignment, not merely velocity.

About Alpha

Join the team building school around student growth. Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning, stronger mentorship, and more time for students to build real-world skills. Roles with real student impact: Alpha hires teachers (guides), operators, admissions experts, school & curriculum leaders, and remote team members. Education work that pays like it matters: Alpha offers six-figure roles for people ready to help build a radically better school experience. A culture built for builders: Alpha is fast-moving, ambitious, and student focused. It’s for people who want to improve the system, not maintain it. Alpha is where you can do the most meaningful work of your career.

What You Will Be Doing

• Managing the entire enrollment experience for prospective families, spanning initial engagement through integration.
• Facilitating diagnostic conversations to assess alignment before introducing offerings or advising on progression.
• Overseeing 20+ concurrent family engagements across varying enrollment phases, with transparent tracking of progress and outreach.
• Directing campus visits, observation days, and commitment discussions that articulate expectations, results, and target audience with precision.
• Safeguarding the operational and educational integrity of the Alpha framework while securing aligned families.
• Ensuring precise CRM and enrollment data management (HubSpot and SIS) to enable forecasting, task prioritization, and service excellence.

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Employing volume-driven or coercive enrollment strategies.
• Accepting families lacking alignment merely to satisfy quotas.
• Supervising sizable teams or navigating complex hierarchical structures.
• Distributing responsibility for family engagement across multiple personnel.
• Operating remotely. This position requires on-campus presence by necessity.